Architecture is a direct reflection of society, giving insight into how that culture thinks, what it believes, and what it deems important. If eyes are the window to a human’s soul, then architecture is the window into society’s soul.
Photographing a building, a residence, an interior, a garden, is like pulling back a culture’s curtain and peaking inside. Sometimes the meaning of what one sees doesn’t register or manifest itself right away, but having a record allows one to revisit that space later to discover new and exciting clues about the time and place it was designed. That is what architecture photography so exciting and rewarding.
Heather Shimmin is a New York-based commercial artist specializing in architectural and travel photography. She is passionate about photographing her travels, historic buildings, adaptive reuse projects, and rooftops. She is a contributing photographer to a great little guide book called Roof Explorer’s Guide: 101 New York City Rooftops which was mentioned in the New York Times.
Heather earned a BFA in Photography from Utah Valley University and an MA in Historical and Sustainable Architecture from New York University London.
Recent Publications
Heather Shimmin is a contributing photographer in Leslie Adatto’s book Roof Explorer’s Guide: 101 New York City Rooftops, a travel guide to public access New York City rooftops.
Cuttings
New York Times, Obsessions, From Street Food to Rooftops
Inhabitat, 8 Gorgeous Urban Rooftop Gardens Hidden Across NYC
6 Pros on How to Take Amazing Photos of New York City
Published Articles
Looking Up with Leslie, Roof Garden Commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pierre Huyghe
How To Shoot Commercial Stock Photography While on Vacation
5 Lessons from Filming Time-Lapse Video of Manhattan’s Iconic Landmarks
How to Create a Timelapse Video in Photoshop with a 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Where to License Images and Footage
